Parents/Guardians, This past Wednesday, the counselor and I congratulated students in K-1 for perfect attendance. They received their awards with pride. It was a priceless moment to see the excitement on everyone's face as they stood up and moved forward to receive their prizes. Opportunities like this motivate students to want to come to school. Guess what? If nurtured, this habit becomes deeply rooted into who our scholars become. Therefore, please support our scholars to be at school each day and on time. We are preparing them for college and career. I remember my young days growing up in Jamaica and receiving perfect attendance. I thought it was the end of the world if I did not attend school. The fun in learning and playing with friends during recess are memory builders that help children become better at what they think, do and want to become. Please support your child to be on the attendance list for this quarter. Thank you for everything that you do to support student learning Ms. Watkis

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

We are looking forward to celebrating our winter season and break with a fun celebration for our KINDERGARTEN friends! Please contact your scholar's teacher with information about donations, volunteer opportunities, and activities for the event. Important Upcoming Dates: 12/6- 12/16- Honey Baked Ham sale 12/14- PTO Meeting 12/16- Winter Celebration 12/23- 1/2- Winter break (NO SCHOOL) 1/16- MLK Jr Day (NO SCHOOL) 1/25- 1/2 Day for Students (Asynchronous Learning) 1/27- Aquarium Field Trip

- KINDERGARTEN TEAM

Dear Parent/Guardian: All 4th-grade students in Prince George’s County will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) between December 8 and 21, 2022. The CogAT is a verbal and non-verbal measure of abstract thinking and reasoning ability. The students who are already TAG-identified will not take this CogAT test. CMIT South Elementary 4th Graders will take the tests on the following three days. Students should be present on all three days: December 13, December 14, and December 15. 4th Grade students took the Getting Started (Practice) session last week. The CogAT test can only be administered in person in the school building. The results of this test are one factor used to identify students for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program. Other factors include student achievement, teacher ratings in academics, creativity, task commitment, and other data relevant to individual students. Please avoid appointments that may take your child out of school during this time period. Also, it will help your child perform best if he or she comes to school with a positive attitude, a good night’s rest, and a healthy breakfast. Results will be available in January 2023.

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Happy Friday Tiger Family, We are walking into week 16 and the Progress Report grading window will be open. We are happy to have Ms. Crusoe back with us. Please allow time for her to catch up on grades and respond to parent communications. We are grateful for your patience and understanding thus far, and we are grateful for your continued support. As always, we ask parents to review and sign agenda books nightly and review updates in SchoolMax weekly. We want you all to stay informed regarding your Tiger’s performance and SchoolMax is the most accurate and efficient way to do so. Sections 41 & 42: Reading: This week we have started unit 2 in our curriculum and switched back to Reading Workshop. Unit two focuses on adaptations and the essential question- How do living things adapt to the world around them? This week we read the story Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart. Students focused on what different purposes that animal adaptations serve. While reading this story we worked closely with the main idea and supporting details, context clues, and monitoring comprehension. Next week we will continue to work with our story and show our mastery by completing an assessment, essay, spelling quiz, and creating a graphic feature for the text. Math: This week, scholars studied, reviewed, and demonstrated their mastery of Topic 3:Use Strategies & Properties to Multiply By 1-Digit Numbers. Next week we will begin Topic 4: Use Strategies & Properties to Multiply by 2-Digit Numbers. Scholars will utilize the skills and properties developed in the previous topic to multiply by 2-digit numbers. Topic 4 Pick-A-Project will be distributed in the week ahead. As mentioned at the start of the year, all projects and assessments are not qualifiable for late or resubmissions. Please review the deadlines posted in Canvas and recorded in scholars’ agenda books. Topic 4 Standards: 4.NBT.B5, 4.OA.A.3 Science: This week, we have begun Topic 2 Lesson 3: Renewable Energy Sources where they will distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. Scholars have built windmills powered by electricity and wind this week. We will dive into our actual lessons in the week ahead. Topic 2 Lesson 3 Standards: 4-ESS3-1, 4-PS3-4, SEP.6. We have one more lesson in this topic, which means our topic assessment is approaching. As it is with both contents, there are lesson notes and resources available in the Modules section of Canvas. Social Studies: We are excited that we now have access to BrainPop, this is a site available through Clever. In social studies this week, students discovered what the Civil War was, the causes of it, and those that were involved in it. We also looked at some inventions that were created during the Industrial Revolution. Next week we will explore the World Wars and the Civil Rights Movement.

You Fabulous 4th Grade Team

Happy Friday Tiger Family, We are walking into week 16 and the Progress Report grading window will be open. We are happy to have Ms. Crusoe back with us. Please allow time for her to catch up on grades and respond to parent communications. We are grateful for your patience and understanding thus far, and we are grateful for your continued support. As always, we ask parents to review and sign agenda books nightly and review updates in SchoolMax weekly. We want you all to stay informed regarding your Tiger’s performance and SchoolMax is the most accurate and efficient way to do so. Reading: This week in Reading Workshop, we continued reading the story Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart. How do living things adapt to the world around them? Students continued to focus on what different purposes birds use their feathers to adapt. While reading this story we worked closely with the main idea and supporting details, context clues, and monitoring comprehension. Math: This week in Math we focused on Topic 3-1 Multiplying by multiples of 10, 100 and 1000. We also worked on using previously learned skills like mental math and place value as strategies that can be used to solve multiplication problems. Reminder “Topic 3” Pick A Project is not due until the end of the Topic 3. Science: This week we continued exploring lesson 1 Energy and resource conversation. Students participated in 2 investigations, the 1st focused on comparing how quickly resources can disappear if they are used without being replaced, the 2nd investigation focused on designing a closed circuit using an LED bulb, copper, zinc, potatoes, wires and potatoes. Reminder STEM FAIR Projects are due January 9, 2023. Research papers are to be submitted to Ms. Pavignano. Please remember that students should complete and submit their work. Helping your student(s) is encouraged, we ask that you not write for your student(s). Social Studies: In social studies this week, students started Chapter 2 Lesson 2. They will learn about how the Americans helped shape the land. They will identify different early Americans and what they did that was beneficial to the United states.

You Fabulous 4th Grade Team

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L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The fourth annual edition of Operation Warm: Free Coats for Kids will take place December 17, and January 7 at various Prince George’s County Memorial Library System branches. Coordinated by the PGCMLS and PGCMLS Foundation, the initiative provides free brand new coats while supplies last to children in need. One coat per child will be made available with a limit of two coats per family. Children must be present at one of the following locations to receive a coat that range in size from 2T to 18. Our own Ms. Lewis will also do a coat drive in January for those less fortunate among us. Please be prepared to support this venture. Respectfully, Ms. Watkis

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)